July 22nd, 2011
In The News: Judge rules against SEIU in California fight
Washington Post: By Alec MacGillis A judge ruled this week that the Service Employees International Union improperly coerced workers caught in the middle of SEIU’s high-stakes turf battle with a breakaway union in California, potentially invalidating a 2010 election involving 43,500 employees. SEIU, the nation’s most politically influential union, has been engaged in a costly […]
July 22nd, 2011
Judge rules against SEIU in California fight
Washington Post: By Alec MacGillis A judge ruled this week that the Service Employees International Union improperly coerced workers caught in the middle of SEIU’s high-stakes turf battle with a breakaway union in California, potentially invalidating a 2010 election involving 43,500 employees. SEIU, the nation’s most politically influential union, has been engaged in a costly […]
July 22nd, 2011
In The News: Kaiser Election Results KOed
Working In These Times: By Steve Early When the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) defeated the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) in balloting among 43,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente (KP) last October, SEIU Executive Vice President Dave Regan was exultant. SEIU’s victory was “a huge achievement,” he said. “NUHW is now, for all intents […]
July 22nd, 2011
Kaiser Election Results KOed: Judge Orders Rematch Between SEIU and NUHW
Working In These Times: By Steve Early When the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) defeated the National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) in balloting among 43,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente (KP) last October, SEIU Executive Vice President Dave Regan was exultant. SEIU’s victory was “a huge achievement,” he said. “NUHW is now, for all intents […]
July 21st, 2011
NUHW caregivers ratify contract at Doctors San Pablo
NUHW members at Doctors Medical Center San Pablo ratified a new collective bargaining agreement by a vote of 125 to 9 yesterday. The new contract leaves workers’ wages and benefits whole, containing no concessions even at a time of financial difficulty for the hospital. Doctors San Pablo Bargaining Committee “The hospital is struggling, and we’re […]